The purpose of street construction specifications is to detail the requirements as set forth briefly in §
142-5, Improvements, §
142-6C(4), Construction detail sheet, and other sections of Article
I of this chapter prior to dedicating to the village streets, rights-of-way, etc., as directed in Article
I of this chapter.
The subdivider shall submit to the Village Board
with the subdivision application complete detailed plans and profiles
of new proposed streets, including highway (pavement), curb, storm
sewer, sanitary sewer, waterline, sidewalks, etc., using attached
typical cross section plates as a guide for requirements. These plans
with details must be approved by the village before work is started.
The subdivider shall clear the area within the
limits as shown on the plans (the entire area of the right-of-way)
of all brush, weeds, dead trees, stumps, roots and other objectionable
material except as noted on the plans or otherwise approved by the
village before proceeding with earth excavation or other required
work. The subdivider shall grub and excavate to a depth of at least
six inches below subgrade all roots and stumps within the limits of
the right-of-way. The subdivider shall remove, burn, bury or otherwise
dispose of all materials accumulated in clearing the area without
injury to the adjoining properties. Excavations made in removing roots
and stumps shall be filled and compacted to the required subgrade
with suitable material as approved by the village.
The subdivider shall have a licensed engineer
or registered New York State licensed land surveyor set stakes and
maintain stake positions until final inspection or as directed by
the village at a maximum of every 50 feet to establish right-of-way
lines and grades for side slopes and pavement construction as shown
on the approved plans before earth excavation is started.
The subdivider shall do all of the earth excavation,
including rock as required for the construction of the street (pavement
area), not including subgrade, street structures and connections,
the placing and compacting of the excavated materials, the rolling
of the whole earth work surface of the street as shown on the plans
or as directed by the village. The subdivider shall grade the entire
length and width of the right-of-way, including the roadway and side
slopes to the required lines and grades, make all excavations for
storm sewer manholes, highway intersections and other structures as
required by the approved plans and remove all spongy material from
the subgrade or from the site of the new side slopes to the depths
ordered by the village. Sod removed from the foregoing excavations
shall be disposed of satisfactorily but shall not be used in the construction
of new side slopes. Excavation for pavement and curb shall not be
wider than the normal width of the pavement and curb. The earth excavation,
rolling, grading, etc., shall be inspected and approved by the village
before proceeding with drainage, storm sewers, curbs and/or other
required work.
A. Sanitary sewers, of a size specified by the Village
Board, shall be provided by the subdivider with manholes of brick
or block, masonry or of precast concrete. Sanitary sewers shall be
provided on both sides of the pavement if so directed by the village.
B. Installation of the sanitary sewer shall be in compliance with Chapter
122, Sewers, of the Code of the Village of Akron.
C. The subdivider shall install the sanitary sewer, sanitary
sewer manholes, laterals and other associated materials as per plans
approved by the village. All work must be inspected and approved by
the village before proceeding to another part so that a visual inspection
of the entire work may be made.
A. Waterlines (minimum eight inches in diameter) shall
be provided by the subdivider, with fire hydrants placed every 400
feet and all valves, curb stops, curb boxes, etc., and all other associated
materials as per plans approved by the village.
B. The subdivider shall have each part of the work inspected
and approved by the village before proceeding with another part, so
that visual inspection of the entire work may be made.
C. Sanitary sewer and waterlines may be provided back
lot, instead of on street right-of-way, with approval of the Village
Board.
A. Storm sewer sizes (minimum 12 inches diameter) shall
have capacities for building-roof runoffs, pavement drainage, curb
receivers, curb drain tiles and general drainage of the area to be
served. Storm sewers shall be provided with receivers of brick or
block masonry or precast concrete. Storm sewers shall be extra strength,
reinforced concrete pipe or corrugated galvanized steel pipe or its
equal as approved by the village. Storm sewers shall be provided on
both sides of the pavement if so directed by the village. Provision
shall be made to carry the storm sewer discharge from the property
being subdivided without any adverse effects on the adjoining properties
or the general drainage of the total area.
B. The subdivider shall install the storm sewers, curb
drain tiles, storm sewer receivers and other associated materials
as per plans approved by the village. The subdivider shall have each
part of the work inspected and approved by the village before proceeding
with another part, so that visual inspection of the entire work may
be made.
The subdivider shall install sidewalks four
feet in width and four inches thick, except that across driveways
and driveway aprons concrete shall be six inches thick, where required
by the Village Board, as per plans approved by the village.
The subdivider shall shape and properly prepare
the subgrade of the pavement area after the installation of storm
sewers, curbs and all associated materials as per plans approved by
the village. Any boulders, muck, quicksand, soft clay, spongy material
and any other objectionable material shall be removed as directed
by the village. All spaces from which objectionable materials have
been removed shall be refilled with acceptable materials, such as
stone or gravel, as directed by the village. The prepared and shaped
subgrade of the pavement area shall be thoroughly rolled and compacted
with an approved self-propelled roller weighing not less than 10 tons.
All hollows and depressions which develop from rolling shall be filled
with acceptable materials, and the rolling shall be repeated until
no depressions develop. The shaped and rolled subgrade with curbs,
curb receivers and other required constructions as shown on the plans
approved by the village shall be inspected and approved by the village
before the foundation course of stone is spread.
The subdivider shall grade back a sufficient
distance with acceptable material as directed by the village at all
intersecting public highways so that a final smooth riding and satisfactory
junction will be produced.
The subdivider shall furnish and place a foundation
course of No. 4 size stone in accordance with all the requirements
of New York State Specifications Item 37, except as follows or directed
by the village:
A. The finished thickness of the compacted foundation
course shall be as indicated in the plans approved by the village
but not less than the following for:
(1) Class 1, heavy traffic: two courses, five inches thick.
(2) Class 2, residential traffic: one course, six inches
thick.
B. The foundation course shall be spread, vibrated, rolled,
filled, vibrated and rolled or as directed by the village.
C. The foundation course of No. 4 size stone shall be
spread evenly so that it will have the required thickness, after compaction;
it shall be compacted over the entire surface by a mechanical vibrating
tamper approved by the village. Vibration shall continue until the
course is keyed sufficiently to permit rolling with an approved roller
without displacement of the course. The entire area of the foundation
course shall then be thoroughly rolled with an approved roller weighing
not less than 10 tons. Rolling shall begin at the sides and continue
toward the center and shall continue until there is no movement of
the course ahead of the roller. After the course is thoroughly compacted
as directed, stone screenings or sand or a mixture of these, in an
amount approximately equal to 50% of that required to fill the voids,
shall be uniformly spread upon the surface either by hand labor or
by an approved mechanical device. The screenings or sand shall then
be vibrated into the voids of the foundation course by a single pass
of the vibrator over the entire area. This shall be followed by a
second application of stone screenings, spread as specified before
in an amount sufficient to fill the remainder of the voids in the
foundation course. These screenings or sand shall then be vibrated
into the voids by a single pass of the vibrator over the entire area.
No further mechanical vibration shall be applied. Any area not completely
filled by the preceding operations shall be filled by hand-spreading
and brooming. Care shall be exercised to see that the voids in the
foundation course are completely filled, but the quantity of stone
screening or sand used and the operation of filling shall not be such
as to cause floating of the coarse aggregate.
D. The entire area shall then be rolled with an approved
roller until free from visible voids, ruts, loose foundation course
material and surplus filler. Any deviation in grade of 3/8 of an inch
or more under a sixteen-foot straight edge shall be satisfactorily
eliminated. The finished foundation course shall be true to line and
grade, inspected and approved by the village before the intermediate
course is started.
The subdivider shall furnish and place the intermediate
(bottom bituminous) course in accordance with all the requirements
of the New York State Specifications Item 45S, Bituminous Macadam
Penetration Method Asphalt, except as follows or directed by the village:
The intermediate course of clean No. 2 and No. 3-A size stone shall
be spread evenly over the village-approved clean, dry foundations
course in such quantity that it will have, after rolling with an approved
roller weighing not less than 10 tons, a thickness of three inches
before the application of the bituminous material and smaller stone
hereafter specified. The entire area of the bottom course shall be
thoroughly compacted by rolling with an approved roller. This course
must be kept clean and dry before the application of the bituminous
material. If this course becomes wet, it must be allowed to dry to
the full depth before the application of the bituminous material.
The bituminous material New York State Specifications Item 64P heated
to a temperature of at least 350º F. shall be evenly spread over
the surface by use of an approved pressure distributor, operating
under a pressure of at least 50 pounds per square inch, in a quantity
to be no less than 1 1/2 gallons to each square yard of surface.
The surface shall then be immediately filled with clean No. 1 size
stone and thoroughly compacted with a self-propelled approved roller
weighing not less than 10 tons. During the rolling process, additional
No. 1 size stone shall be broomed about until all voids are entirely
filled. The rolling shall continue until the course is compacted and
its surface is true to grade, as shown on the approved plans. The
finished intermediate course shall be true to line and grade, inspected
and approved by the village before the top course is started.
The subdivider shall furnish and lay the top
course which shall be in accordance with all the requirements of New
York State Public Works Specifications, Item 51M Option No. 1 Asphalt
Concrete Type 1A, except as follows or directed by the village:
A. A course of binder with a compacted thickness of two
inches shall be laid upon the village-approved intermediate course
and compacted by rolling with a tandem roller weighing no less than
10 tons. The finished binder course shall be inspected and approved
by the village before the top finish course is applied.
B. An extra fine (sheet asphalt type) course with a compacted
thickness of one inch shall be laid by an approved bituminous macadam
finishing machine upon the village-approved binder course and compacted
by rolling with a tandem roller weighing not less than 10 tons. The
entire finish area shall be free of all depressions or satisfactorily
have eliminated all depressions over 1/4 inch in 16 feet or over 1/2
inch in 40 feet, be true to grade and line, inspected and approved
by the village before proceeding to final side slope grading and seeding.
C. The bituminous macadam finishing machine shall be
equipped with a device for heating the material during the placement
of the asphalt when the ambient temperature is below 50º F.,
and no blacktop shall be laid when the ambient temperature is below
40º F.
The subdivider after completing all proposed
work as shown on the highway right-of-way approved plans, including
any utilities, storm sewers, curbs, manholes, street pavement, etc.,
and having village's approval of all heretofore mentioned items, shall
finish grade the side slopes as per approved plans, compact graded
side slopes by rolling with an approved roller weighing not less than
three tons, seed right-of-way side slope with a fast-growing grass
seed and roll with a light roller. The completed roadway as per approved
plans and specifications shall be inspected and approved by the village
before the subdivider submits for dedication to the village.